Microsoft has released their second beta of Internet Explorer 8 and is available for public download here. IE8 has lots of improvements to tab functionality. Tabs are grouped and colored differently based on the groups. IE8 also includes smart address bar, similar to Firefox 3.0. Typing in the Smart Address Bar searches across Favorites, History, [...]
Internet explorer 8 Beta 2 available
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28 August 2008 |
5:57 |
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Perspectives - Firefox extension to protect man in the middle attacks
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27 August 2008 |
6:02 |
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Perspectives is a Firefox 3.0 extension which helps in protecting wireless users from “man-in-the-middle” attack. Perspectives contacts network notaries whenever your browser connects an HTTPS website. This extension also partially resolves the arguments going around the web about the way Firefox 3.0 handles security exceptions.
The extension provides two primary benefits:
If you connect [...]
Perspectives is a Firefox 3.0 extension which helps in protecting wireless users from “man-in-the-middle” attack. Perspectives contacts network notaries whenever your browser connects an HTTPS website. This extension also partially resolves the arguments going around the web about the way Firefox 3.0 handles security exceptions.
The extension provides two primary benefits:
If you connect [...]
How to set permission for a specific website in Firefox
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17 July 2008 |
10:52 |
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There could be more than one way to do this, but I found this easy to do. This method helps you to set specific persmissions like whether a specific site can load image or not, can open pop up window or not, can set cookies or not and can install extensions and themes or not. [...]
There could be more than one way to do this, but I found this easy to do. This method helps you to set specific persmissions like whether a specific site can load image or not, can open pop up window or not, can set cookies or not and can install extensions and themes or not. [...]
Firefox 3.0 to be released at 10.00 a.m. PDT
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17 June 2008 |
5:50 |
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Mozilla is planning to release Firefox 3.0 at 10.00 a.m. PDT (Pacific time) and attempting to set Guinness world record (maximum number of downloads in 24 hrs).
Update: 10.02 a.m.: PDT. It looks like Mozilla’s site is terribly slow or down due to this. Firefox 3.0 should have been out by now.
Mozilla is planning to release Firefox 3.0 at 10.00 a.m. PDT (Pacific time) and attempting to set Guinness world record (maximum number of downloads in 24 hrs).
Update: 10.02 a.m.: PDT. It looks like Mozilla’s site is terribly slow or down due to this. Firefox 3.0 should have been out by now.
Moonlight (Silverlight for Linux) released
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15 May 2008 |
12:17 |
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Mono, an open source project sponsored by Novell has released Moonlight 0.6 with profile 1.0 and profile 2.0. Moonlight profile 1.0 is based on Silverlight v1.0 and Moonlight profile 2.0 is based on Silverlight v2.0. Silverlight is Microsoft’s answer to dethrone Adobe’s flash player. Moonlight is Silverlight for Linux.
The above Moonlight versions are test [...]
Mono, an open source project sponsored by Novell has released Moonlight 0.6 with profile 1.0 and profile 2.0. Moonlight profile 1.0 is based on Silverlight v1.0 and Moonlight profile 2.0 is based on Silverlight v2.0. Silverlight is Microsoft’s answer to dethrone Adobe’s flash player. Moonlight is Silverlight for Linux.
The above Moonlight versions are test [...]
Firefox 3.0 Themes Issue
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1 April 2008 |
10:40 |
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I installed Firefox 3.0 beta 4 on my Vista system. I didn’t like the default theme. It appeared greyish blue which I felt was not pleasing. I installed 4 new themes which were compatible with Firefox 3 (Firefox 3.0 didn’t allow me to install the ones that were not compatible with Firefox 3.0). When I [...]
I installed Firefox 3.0 beta 4 on my Vista system. I didn’t like the default theme. It appeared greyish blue which I felt was not pleasing. I installed 4 new themes which were compatible with Firefox 3 (Firefox 3.0 didn’t allow me to install the ones that were not compatible with Firefox 3.0). When I [...]
Firefox 3 beta 1 released
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20 November 2007 |
6:43 |
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Mozilla has released the first beta of their next generation web browser Firefox 3.0. There are lots of minor improvements and new features in Firefox 3.0 including the new Gecko 1.9 web rendering platform. Here are some of the new and improved functionality in Firefox 3.0:
Security:
One click site info: Click the site favicon in the [...]
Mozilla has released the first beta of their next generation web browser Firefox 3.0. There are lots of minor improvements and new features in Firefox 3.0 including the new Gecko 1.9 web rendering platform. Here are some of the new and improved functionality in Firefox 3.0:
Security:
One click site info: Click the site favicon in the [...]